Good mental health is essential for students to manage the challenges that university life presents. This book offers pragmatic guidance to support academic and student services staff in engaging with this critical issue, both in terms of being proactive within their role to promote a positive approach to wellbeing, and understanding how to care appropriately for students who may not be flourishing in the university environment.

Chapter 5: Cultural approaches to Mental Health Among Migrating Students

Part 3: Policy and practice

Ruth Caleb

Chapter 6: From strategy to policy and procedure: Making mental health policies work

Ann-Maria Houghton

Chapter 7: Academic and departmental support

Nic Streatfield

Chapter 8: Professional support in Higher Education

Nicola Barden

Chapter 9: Risk and crisis: Managing the challenges

Andrew Reeves

Chapter 10: Supporting staff: Creating the conditions for confident support

I am delighted to see this up to date review of data, research and practical guidance pulled together in an easy to read book for HE professionals. I found it a good reminder of the need to offer culturally competent support systems, to consider cultural bereavement and the psychological impact of transition on the student when planning support services.

Lydia Pell

Head of Student Advice and Wellbeing, SOAS, University of London

An immensely accessible introduction to key questions about students’ mental health difficulties and what universities can do to support them. It makes excellent use of case studies to illustrate the complex problems that students present, and to question debates that dismiss the real increase in poor mental health amongst this growing population.

Dr Hazel Christie

Lecturer in the Institute for Academic Development at the University of Edinburgh

There is growing concern about the mental well-being of students and other young people. This book brings together experts in this field to give a comprehensive account of the relevant issues. It will be invaluable to anyone involved in the care and treatment of mentally-troubled students.

John Callender

Consultant Psychiatrist and Chair, Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Working Group on Student Mental Health

Students face a range of challenges at university, from making friends, to finding a home, to managing limited finances before they can even begin to engage with their learning. This important work summarises the struggles students face and the necessary measures and interventions that can be used in the higher education setting to alleviate their impact. Advocating for a whole institution approach, with a focus on individual wellbeing and community welfare, Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Higher Education is a welcome addition to literature in the field.